The Boxee Box: Intel Inside, Now Available for Preorder — Boxee and D-Link are announcing today that their upcoming Boxee Box will be powered by Intel's CE4100 Atom processor. The online video set-top-box, which will ship in early November, can also be pre-ordered from Amazon.com starting today.

Mark Zuckerberg opens up. — Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in his college dorm room six years ago. Five hundred million people have joined since, and eight hundred and seventy-nine of them are his friends. The site is a directory of the world's people, and a place for private citizens to create public identities.

Wal-Mart introduces wireless plan under own brand — NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday that it is introducing the first cell phone plan that uses the chain's own branding, further demonstrating its clout in getting special deals from wireless carriers.

iPad headed to Target on October 3rd? — It's not quite the definitive proof that some boxes spotted in the wild would be, but a tipster has sent us a few pieces of a puzzle that seem to suggest that Apple could be expanding the iPad's retail presence into Target stores just in time for the holiday shopping season.

iLoveHandles turns nano iPods into oversized watches — What happens when Apple introduces a square-shaped new iPod and adorns it with an analog watch face for a lock screen? A whole new cottage industry sprouts up, whereby entrepreneurial types dust off old and mostly worthless watch straps …

iPad Wi-Fi Models Available in China on September 17 — Apple® today announced that the Wi-Fi models of its magical iPad™ will be available to customers in China from Apple Retail Stores, and select Apple Authorized Resellers, on Friday, September 17 starting at 10:00 a.m.

Google buying second Israeli startup: Quiksee — Google is buying its second Israeli startup: Quiksee, based in Or Yehuda. The deal is estimated at $10 million. — Both Google Israel and Quiksee refused to comment. — Quiksee, also known as MentorWave Technologies …

Intel takes the wraps off its “Nvidia killer” — Intel showed a demo of its hybrid graphics-microprocessor chip that is aimed at eliminating the need for a stand-alone graphics chip in personal computers. — Code-named Sandy Bridge, the hybrid chip is a threat to the maker …

The Five Words You Can Never Suggest On Google Instant — Like it or not, lots of people search for nude celebrities on Google. But with Google's new Google Instant Search, those inclined to seek celebs in the buff have to figure out their queries without any help from Google.

Adobe Illustrator Goes HTML5 — Does Adobe want Flash to have a long and healthy future? Sure, but as the dominant player in software used by people who design Web sites, it's clear that it must embrace open-source HTML5 standards with at least as much energy as it gives its own technologies.

Fastest Net Service in U.S. Coming to Chattanooga — In the global race to see who can offer the fastest Internet service, an unlikely challenger has emerged: Chattanooga, Tenn. — The city-owned utility, EPB, plans to announce on Monday that by the end of this year it will offer ultra …

Exchange “remote wipe” is a terrible, terrible bug — Let's say you know someone who works in a fairly small company. He handles a good amount of off-hours office email but was never offered a Blackberry as these were dolled out not according to need but status, for which they quickly became an important symbol.

What Is It You Do? The Need For Simplicity — Warren Buffett is famous for telling people they should only invest in businesses they understand. A corollary to that is that a company should be able to describe in simple terms what they do. Even if what they do is really technical and complicated.

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